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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Bed & ISA

Understand what Bed and ISA is and how it works

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

UK Treasury bill

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Compound interest

Understand what compound interest means and how it's calculated

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Forward pricing

Mutual funds are traded on a forward pricing basis, meaning the price you see will be different to the price you may trade at.

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